Although I’m not a “birder” per se, I do follow many birds as part of my nature photography. Consequently, I have met and befriended many bird lovers, including wildlife biologists, people with spotting scopes that have optics I’m sure the military would envy, and amazing artists like Anne Hansen. She’s a knitter, urban cyclist, photographer and painter (acrylic on canvas). You can learn more about her and see some of her work at: http://www.oystercatchergirl.blogspot.com

Anne is also a writer and today she gave me a copy of an article she wrote from an interview with me. It has just been published in a local magazine – The Victoria Naturalist and it’s titled, The 10-Block Diet of Flora and Fauna: Getting to Know Nature in Your ‘Hood.

Don’t let the title fool you; this is not a technical article. Somehow, she got me to share more than I usually do about my past, the intention behind my work and the photography equipment I used to capture the shots on my website.

You can read it all by clicking here . . .  

-Jim